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COIN
Unique ID: DENO-13BEE6
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval Scottish coin; incomplete struck silver penny of Alexander III, second coinage, class H, dating to c.1280-1286. Mint uncertain but mullets on reverse total 25 points.
Obv. Crowned profile bust of king left, with 'gaunt' face. Holding sceptre before face. ALEXAND[...DEI] GRA Rev. Long cross pattee which divides the legend. Mullet in each quadrant. Three mullets have 6 points, one has 7 points. [RE]X/SCO/TOR/V[M] Diameter 18.24mm, thickness 0.61mm, weight 0.78g Ref: Spink 'Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands' (pp. 18, no. 5058) Fine Die axis 4
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1280
Date to: Exactly AD 1286
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.61 mm
Weight: 0.78 g
Diameter: 18.24 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2009 - Saturday 18th April 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E6601
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Alexander III of Scotland
Type: Scottish: Alexander III Long Cross and Stars Second Coinage solid cross (S 5049 - 5059)
Obverse description: Crowned profile bust of king left, with ‘gaunt’ face. Holding sceptre before face.
Obverse inscription: ALEXAND[...DEI] GRA
Reverse description: Long cross pattee which divides the legend. Mullet in each quadrant. Three mullets have 6 points, one has 7 points.
Reverse inscription: [RE]X/SCO/TOR/V[M]
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
To be known as: claypole
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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